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Sean Rad

Sean Rad founded Tinder, a global dating platform, in 2012, and served as chief executive through 2016. The application has more than 50 million users across 195 countries and has made more than 20 billion connections since its launch. Before founding Tinder, Rad launched and sold several successful tech ventures similarly focused on enhancing the way people communicate. They include Orgoo, a unified communications platform for consumers, and Ad.ly, a celebrity endorsement platform for social media.